Field Cricket Escape Speed, Lifespan, and Mortality Data
by Ruonan Li·Updated 12d ago
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Description
A 45.9 KB dataset from figshare contains behavioral and demographic measurements for a wild population of field crickets (Gryllus campestris). Author Ruonan Li collected data in 2023 and 2024 to quantify escape speed in response to predation cues and analyze its association with age, sex, body temperature, mass, lifespan, and mortality rate. The dataset includes R code for reproducibility and supports analyses of trade-offs between anti-predation investment and survival.
Use Cases
Modeling the relationship between behavioral performance and aging based on escape speed and age data
Analyzing survival costs of anti-predation investment based on lifespan and mortality rate comparisons
Estimating repeatability of escape behavior across individuals and years using the described rptR analysis
Testing for sex-specific differences in mortality risk and escape response using the sex variable
Strengths
Includes data from multiple cohorts (2023 nymphs, 2024 nymphs, and 2024 adults) for repeatability analysis
Provides full R code and a list of required packages (dplyr, lme4, survival, etc.) to support reproducible research
Focuses on a specific, measurable behavioral trait (escape speed to vibrational cues) in a natural population
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the specific two-year sampling period
Provenance
Source
figshare
Collection Method
Field study quantifying escape speed in response to vibrational predation cues in a natural population of Gryllus campestris.
Time Range
2023-2024
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-25 12:49:20
License is CC-BY-4.0; required tools include R and specific packages listed in the description.